Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: ODKF with a frog

  1. #1
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Mar 2012
    Location
    Hyderabad, India
    Posts
    5,088
    Threads
    1,356
    Thank You Posts

    Default ODKF with a frog

    Attached Images Attached Images
     
    This is the third image from my series of the oriental dwarf kingfisher, this time in pouring rain and with a frog. The perch was provided and was a log of natural weathered wood from the same forest area. The nest was close by, and the KF would come back with different feeds.
    1DX II
    500mm II plus 1.4 X TC III
    Tripod and gimbal
    1/250
    f/6.3
    ISO 6400

  2. #2
    BPN Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    Waynesville, Ohio, United States
    Posts
    1,346
    Threads
    226
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Great shot ,love the colors and the frog is really nice.Liked your previous shots too. TFS

  3. Thanks Sanjeev Aurangabadkar thanked for this post
  4. #3
    Lifetime Member gail bisson's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Nova Scotia
    Posts
    12,731
    Threads
    910
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Love the KF and the prey.
    The raindrops all look good except that big one behind the KF.
    If this is a set-up I would put up a smaller diameter perch and place the perch parallel to the camera- I find the OOF perch in the FG a bit overwhelming.
    But the KF looks great and what a prey item.
    Gail

  5. Thanks Sanjeev Aurangabadkar thanked for this post
  6. #4
    Macro and Flora Moderator Jonathan Ashton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2009
    Location
    Cheshire UK
    Posts
    17,287
    Threads
    2,653
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Sanjeev this is a little gem, I like the composition colours and exposure. The prey is well displayed. The perch might be a tad "heavy" but it looks entirely natural and the scene looks credibly real to me. If this scenario is repeatable I would be curious to see a slimmer perch, but not a "perfect" one.
    I also like the dark and gradually lighter background, this again makes me think natural circumstances as opposed to "clean and clinical".

  7. Thanks Sanjeev Aurangabadkar thanked for this post
  8. #5
    Lifetime Member Colin Driscoll's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Location
    Lake Macquarie, Australia
    Posts
    2,343
    Threads
    431
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    This is the pick of this series, much less shadow on the bird and the frog and its eye is terrific.

  9. Thanks Sanjeev Aurangabadkar thanked for this post
  10. #6
    BPN Member Bill Dix's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Princeton, NJ
    Posts
    12,487
    Threads
    1,892
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    You're getting your money's worth from this little guy. Great colors, prey, head turn, BG. I agree with Gail's comment about the perch, but if he keeps coming back to it, he must like it.

  11. Thanks Sanjeev Aurangabadkar thanked for this post
  12. #7
    BPN Member William Dickson's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2013
    Location
    Fife, Scotland
    Posts
    7,883
    Threads
    1,115
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    I like this one better than your last one, and that was real good. Lovely detail and colours throughout. Also a good HA on both the bird and the prey. I have to agree about the perch. I am sure slightly thinner would be better, but, as Bill said, he must like this one. I have noticed with our Kingfishers, they adapt to new perches quite easily, as I have witnessed in the past.

    Will

  13. Thanks Sanjeev Aurangabadkar thanked for this post
  14. #8
    Lifetime Member Mike Poole's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2014
    Location
    Manchester, England
    Posts
    3,251
    Threads
    314
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Beautiful shot Sanjeev, everything fell into place here with the head and body angles. Great subject and prey item, I agree with Gail about the one drop behind the bird

    Mike

  15. Thanks Sanjeev Aurangabadkar thanked for this post
  16. #9
    Forum Participant
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Location
    Ithaca, NY
    Posts
    10,421
    Threads
    1,708
    Thank You Posts

    Default

    Another beauty, love that rain. The frog is great as well. What a bird.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Web Analytics